More than 400,000 people took to the streets to have their voices heard at the People’s Climate March yesterday in New York City. The record-breaking crowd took up 27 blocks…
This Inside Toronto article today by Dave Nickle nicely sums up many reasons why I’m growing more disappointed with John Tory’s mayoral campaign. I have previously been quite open to…
I don’t delve a lot into municipal politics, and I wouldn’t usually have a reason to delve into school board trustee politics (except perhaps watching with interest as Michael Ford,…
This is getting ridiculous. First, government spy agency CSEC assured us they didn’t spy on Canadians.1 Then, they finally admitted to ‘incidentally’ collecting our private data.2 Now, it’s finally been…
This is so important.
A STANDOFF IS BREWING east of Toronto in the Rouge Valley between Queen’s Park and the federal government over the proposed Rouge National Urban Park. Ontario Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid…
The world of climate dismissives often could be Wonderland, although with multiple Mad Hatters. Both have characters who can believe six impossible things before breakfast. Many wrong climate claims seem…
By: Samantha Stauf Sometimes our careers find us, and other times, we just fall into them. Many people may find themselves fulfilling the duties of “caregiver” without ever having considered…
Your news links for today: RCMP using new measures to stop ‘high-risk travellers’ – The Globe and Mail Privacy watchdog investigating RCMP data collection – Toronto Star Julian Assange says…
Although it started out quite ominously with heavy downpours, yesterday turned out to be a good day. As the clouds cleared, we hopped on the GO bus to attend Toronto’s…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Linda Tirado writes about life in poverty – and the real prospect that anybody short of the extremely wealthy can wind up there:…
Uh-oh. The last couple of weeks have seen a dramatic tightening of the race in the province of New Brunswick between the governing Progressives Conservatives, led by Premier David Alward…
I’ve been following this important case for quite some time. From her Dad, this morning, som,e important news: This morning I sat in a Halifax courtroom and listened as one…
The business community demands the British government does more to tackle climate change, including sending clear signals to international markets. Ed Miliband must show leadership on the international stage on…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 22, 2014: Thanks Twitterland for helping us reach 2000 followers. Stinging message from self-represented litigants to…
I’ve created a viewers guide for New Brunswick. Results are expected to come in at world-record pace; or at least, a record for Canada. I say normally you get useless…
CSECisWatching_webside.png Viral video released amid growing outrage at how government spy agencies like Canada’s CSEC and the U.S. NSA are collecting hugely revealing information on innocent citizens September 22, 2014…
It was like old times at the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) hearing last Friday. You could see the anger rising in the commission chairman’s face. The only problem was…
I consider this something of a personal victory. After more than 17 years of work and worry, the Electronic Rights Defence Committee (ERDC) has received the green light from Quebec…
Over the weekend, Conservative senators announced that they will re-introduce a bill which previously sparked rebellion in the Red Chamber. The bill would force unions to publicly disclose their spending.…
